Question
Read the excerpt from "On Women’s Right to Vote,” an 1873 speech by Susan B. Anthony.
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws.
Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Anthony’s words?
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to . . . a vote in making and executing the laws.
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof . . . to a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws.
Our democratic-republican government . . . of the natural right of every individual member thereof to a voice and a vote in making and executing . . . .
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws . . .
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws.
Which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Anthony’s words?
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to . . . a vote in making and executing the laws.
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof . . . to a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws.
Our democratic-republican government . . . of the natural right of every individual member thereof to a voice and a vote in making and executing . . . .
Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of a voice and a vote in making and executing the laws . . .
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The quotation that correctly uses ellipsis to shorten Anthony’s words is:
"Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to . . . a vote in making and executing the laws."
This option preserves the original meaning while removing a portion of the text appropriately with ellipsis.
"Our democratic-republican government is based on the idea of the natural right of every individual member thereof to . . . a vote in making and executing the laws."
This option preserves the original meaning while removing a portion of the text appropriately with ellipsis.
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